It is now possible for staff to embed a range of external content within Study Direct (the University of Sussex Virtual Learning Environment). This enables you to incorporate a broader range of interactive resources and activities into your teaching which…
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Study Direct update: embed content from a range of popular apps and websites
Tagged with: Engagement, Interactive teaching, Learning Design, Multimedia, Quizzes, Study Direct
Posted in Learning Design, Study Direct
Posted in Learning Design, Study Direct
Professional Development Opportunities for the Start-of-Term
We’re pleased to announce a new programme of professional development opportunities for the beginning of the new term, which are open to all academic and professional staff. These seven workshops, running at various times over the next three weeks, provide…
First impressions on Turnitin Feedback Studio from Sussex staff
This week, we provide a summary of first impressions from members of staff at the University of Sussex on Turnitin Feedback Studio. Between July and September, Technology Enhanced Learning have been busy running a series of workshops at the University…
Tagged with: assessment, feedback, Feedback Studio, Plagiarism, Turnitin
Posted in feedback, Study Direct
Posted in feedback, Study Direct
Take 5 this summer and learn new skills
This summer Technology Enhanced Learning will be relaunching our hugely popular Take 5 series with some exciting new additions to our offer. Take 5 courses are a series of bitesize self-study online tutorials, open to all staff at the University of…
Tagged with: Collaboration, Events
Posted in Mobile learning, Social media, Study Direct, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Mobile learning, Social media, Study Direct, Technology Enhanced Learning
Scaffolding student learning with lecture capture.
For this post, Tab Betts (Technology Enhanced Learning) spoke to Professor Janet Boddy (Education) about her experience of using lecture capture in her teaching at the University of Sussex. Listen here to what Janet had to say about how lecture…
Tagged with: Janet Boddy, Lecture Capture, Lectures
Posted in Study Direct, Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted in Study Direct, Technology Enhanced Learning
Electronic submission and feedback at Sussex – the story so far
This summer will see the graduation of the first student cohort to have experienced electronic submission and feedback throughout their time studying at Sussex. To mark this significant milestone, this blog post reflects on the story so far. Starting in 2014,…
Tagged with: assessment, e-submission, feedback, Study Direct
Posted in Marking and assessment, Study Direct
Posted in Marking and assessment, Study Direct
Developing students’ discipline-specific vocabulary.
Every discipline has its own specialist terms and concepts. As students progress in their studies they learn the relevant language, but when they begin their studies there are lots of words that they are unsure about. Developing students’ fluency in…
Tagged with: glossary, Interactive teaching, Language learning, Learning Design, polling, Study Direct
Posted in Learning Design, Polling tools, Study Direct
Posted in Learning Design, Polling tools, Study Direct
Portfolios, assessment and Mahara
We have recently introduced the Mahara e-portfolio system at the University of Sussex, as part of our integrated e-submission and e-feedback solution (ESEF), electronically managing assessment from assignment brief to moderated marks. The primary aim of adding Mahara to our…
Posted in Marking and assessment, Study Direct
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